there basically on the verge of legalizing racial jerry battery to cut through the rhetoric. this isn't a universal death. 30 crisis. the seems to be one of particular populations to dismantle the sound bites. there are lots and lots of women are lightly agenda a kind of anti feminist agenda and demand the truth. don't the size of fascism. we have to really recognize what we're up here. we are determining what is the future of democracy. miss patrick, join me markham, on hill for up front on al jazeera, the world economic forum returns to dabble since january to assess the global economy, reshaped by the pandemic. and the war and new crime can lead us from government and business. prevent a promised decade of action becoming a decade of uncertainty. extensive coverage on al jazeera. ah, russia says it's in control of the eastern ukrainian town of solid. dom with kev

says its troops are still fighting there. ah, i've sammy's a dan. this is al jazeera alive from dell hall. so coming up, police in germany, begin removing the loss. climate activists protesting against the expansion of a coal mine. a new study finds exxon mobil publicly down, play climate change. despite that science is predicting global warming from fossil fuels during the 19 seventy's. china's expos shrink in december as global demand fulls on de mining hopes of a global economic recovery this year. now russia says it's captured the eastern town of solid off a kia is denying that saying to be a fighting is still ongoing chance drive,

it has more from outside. bah, moot in ukraine's dumbass region. we have just come out of van mood and we spent the morning in there with ukrainian special forces. they were pretty candid in their sorts. they said that they believed if it hadn't fallen solid are that is then it was going to imminently full. and they said that they were very few ukrainian soldiers left in the city and they were plans potentially for getting the remainder of those out. but as you say, things remain unclear and there is be no any kind of an official recognition by the ukrainians that indeed it has fallen. but of course, that puts huge pressure now on the town of bar moot, which is only a 1012 kilometers further south. the scenes inside the city are truly incredible. hardly a single building, certainly in the center that isn't it partially or completely destroyed the streets

virtually deserted, very, very few civilians as well. and interestingly very few military, the special forces guys that we spoke to and had been there. so 3 months or so there was a hell of a lot of very heavy shelling when we were there. and i suppose after about 2 hours or so, we were given the alert by them that it was we had to move because according to their intelligence, they said around $600.00 russian soldiers could be seen entering the north east of bar mood, taking up new position so the situation in bar moved as well, seemingly increasingly tenuous. we asked them why has this escalation, seemingly happened so fast? and they said the main challenge that they have faced in recent weeks is the sheer . busy numbers of russian forces that they are being attacked by wave upon wave aloud hashanah has more now from moscow,

the ministry of defense announced that solid thought is under control. and this was after a statement by the wagner group that also emphasized that it's in full control of the city. however, there is a kind of conflict going on here to moscow between the wagner group. and although the officials, while the ministry of defense emphasized that this battle or through taking solid dog was with the help of the to the forces the aerial forces on the ground forces. without any mention of the wagner group, the group itself came on, went on and telegraph on its own official channel. and in the form of an answer to a question, said that there was no other forces although, than wagner's fighters in solid r. and that all attempts to dis, can i did the group from taking the city is due to bill chris see

corruption and what are some of the officials wanting to keep their positions? that's it seems that most school is dina. aside from this, from this row, it seems that most grace, dealing with the post office looks christmas truth period as a new beginning for this war. now fresh and claims. i confirmed it with name than now in a position to pursue their stated aim, to cut off and in circle ukrainian forces in bar moot and quito. rubik is a member of the ukrainian parliament and leader of the hollows policy. she says the situation is less clear than the russian announcement suggests. what do you know right now and what is definitely confront by ukrainian force it, there are still heavy fighting in solid r as well as in baltimore. and we are here russia's announcement about taking. so linda, but i want to remind everyone that it this 5th announcement of taking solider over

the last 5 days. and especially that wagner group that was announcing that is acknowledged as a terrorist organization. and this is why we are calling for everybody use only they checked data and not anything else. as for the civil s a inbox with an install, the dark people who remain there, people who decline to recreate. and it is incredibly hard for us to provide all the supplies and the support for them. however, it was a time and prosecution procedures to the create from solid are and her right. now the only hope that we have is our forces will re establish and the control of their see. what i want to point out critically is that russia is throwing an enormous resource on getting small city or solider in getting

small city of buckman, leading climate act of his credit humbug has joined other activists in the german village of louis serat, to protest expansion of a coal mine, thousands of people are expected to join them on saturday. several other activists in the village remain chained to an abandoned house. protesters argue the coal project on the mines. germany's climate goals that boston has more. we were right inside who were on the attic with a group of activists who have actually handcuffed themselves to the attic, glued themselves to the attic, blew themselves together. and the moment police burst in they came, the latter was off. we were locked in, sunny police came in the ladder, came up, a police really came in with like 2030 at the same time. and they tried to convince them to still leave. but they of course, they are stuck. they are now trying to remove them with all kinds of equipment that

they brought with them. but during this whole scene, the activist continued to sing their slogans to their songs about climate justice songs against the expansion of the mine a despair. it was still high. i have to say that they were quite a bit, but of course it was quite attend situation with such a 4th of police coming into this building. we were removed and we are now standing outside as you can see. but the climate activists are still in there, the still a few also on the roof. and there's also some people hanging in ropes. so they have shown some serious acrobatic skills here to have been training for this. so they were trying to make it as difficult as possible for police to reach them. but please of course has brought all kinds of equipment and i can show you here on the other side, the village has been cleared quite a bit already. you can see the machines over their trees have been cleared. there's been roden structures because climate activists have been camping in this village for around 2 years. the residence of this village around 50 to

a 100 of them half left already a while ago because they have had long legal battles with the energy company r w e, and they lost all these battles. but instead of the residence, this climate activist came in, the u. s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration says 2022 as the joint 5th houses. yes, since records began more than a 140 years ago. it's global climate change report estimates. landon ocean temperatures were more than one degrees celsius above for industrial levels. the depth of antarctic sea ice reached the 2nd lowest ever recorded. the lowest monthly levels were registered in february, june, july, and august. africa had its 2nd roll missed december, south america, it's 4th. while europe had its 10th warmest year, rob reynolds reports, 2002 was the 5th hottest year on global records stretching back more than

a century. government report says, when you look at 9 of the past 10 years, they're the warmus years in the modern records sense, 1880. now that's pretty alarm. ah, climate scientists say the warming is caused by industrial age, heat trapping, gas emissions, which have been rising steeply since the 1960 s. they say rapid reductions and emissions are needed across the globe to slow or reverse the greenhouse effect. extreme weather events in 2020 to include devastating floods in pakistan caused by heavy rainfall and severe drought in europe. that dried up rivers and sparked wild fires. in the u. s, there was catastrophic flooding in the appalachian region and hurricane ian. one of the strongest storms on record lashed the state of florida. it's warning. all of us

force fires or intensifying hurricanes are getting stronger. droughts are wrecking havoc. sea levels are rising. the economic cost in the u. s. of extreme weather events was more than $165000000000.00. we need to be prepared, the impacts of climate change that are happening here. and now, like the more frequent in distraction extreme, that's at least 474 people died in those extreme events in the u. s. last year. if 2022 was a bad year for whether 2023 isn't shaping up to be much better already here in california, a series of severe storms has battered the coastline and the interior of the state, causing a number of deaths and up to a $1000000000.00 in damages, rob reynolds, al jazeera santa cruz california. wow. oil giant exit mobile i,

curly predicted climate change decades ago. but contradict that it's findings that's according to a paper published in the peer review journal science exam. mobile scientists produced more than a 150 studies on climate change over 40 years. they projected temperatures would increase by north point 2 degrees celsius on average, every decade. stefan singer is senior adviser at climate action network international. he says exit mobile deliberately, barrett, it's research to protect its profits. exxon was lying and exxon was basically suppressing the science which they had funded, starting in 19 seventies to look as a kind of pleasurable exercise or entertainment, to look into what the climate would do. if you keep on burning fossil fuels, and when once it turn out that the scientists are very clear, very precise, very science based. they have all holy cow and they dismissed the scientists that

close the unit and try to oppress all the knowledge. it's an old documentation. exxon ceos lay raymond and others happy openly and publicly denouncing the what they called the siri of climate change as a kind of curtailment of energy use for poor people. because exxon was leading a very strong anti climate unto clean energy coalition, worldwide with other fossil fuel companies. they were leaving that, and they were saying, it's all nonsense. what these 3 haga saying? all nonsense. it's wrong. i hope that litigation works. and these guys going to be penalized all fossil fuel companies in the run of the year 20. 22 will have profits of records. more than $400000000000.00 us dollars. now us be how much money is going into renewables and energy efficiency and clean technologies?

hardly anything or going back to fossil fuels. now japan says it's planning to release 1000000 tons of waste tools from the focus human nuclear power plant into the pacific ocean. this year. it's been storing water that was used to cool damaged reactors after it's meltdown. almost 2012 years ago. japan says it's filtering technology can remove all radioactive materials except tritium, which is harmless and small amounts. fine has been endorsed by the international atomic energy agency. south korea and china have voice concerns about the plan discharge. so you, this kim is more from sole telco has called it an unavoidable problem and at has been a lightning rod of concern and criticism over the 2 years is the announcement of the initial plan. now we have a general timeline, some time in the spring or summer months to begin the release of this treated. but still radio active nuclear waste water into the pacific ocean. now room at the

focus you, my dieting, nuclear plant has been running out with more than 1300000 tons of the waste water in tanks, after cooling, corroded reactors over the near 12 years since the magnitude 9 point oh to earthquake, to release about water to take place a kilometer from japan's pacific coast could extend decades and tokyo insist that the water will be treated. and se containing only trace amounts of tritium, which is still video active. many consumers, as well as environmental groups, are still unconvinced, including those in neighboring south korea, which is among the top consumers of fish you're gonna pump isn't always all. i think the government must take a tough response to this golden rule and going to do, i do like a shame and other seafood, but if it happens, i'll have to think again it cut back on eating go. they will do as fishermen and japan watch to see what this could mean for their sales. the i. e. a says it will

monitor the entire process. sol says it will also with top priority on the people safety. the man accused of killing former japanese prime minister sions obey has been formerly charged with murder. so young army has been in custody since ave was shot dead in july. he's been deemed fit to stand trial off to undergoing psychiatric assessment. police said, yeah, my god, me admitted to the killing could face the death penalty if convicted still had an al jazeera. the thing is on the way in the czech republic for a new president, look at the candidate san once at stake. thousands of support as a, from a chair politician knocked out a sort of gathered in the iraqi capital friday. press a it's

still raining in the philippines as the circulation here massa has been around for several days now. it's dropped many months worth of rain in a few places and it's still raining. obviously there are flood warnings and anders significant risk of landslide, or the systems expanding a bit. the rains going a bit for the know the bit for the west, giving some relief to those who've had nothing but persistent brain and elsewhere in southeast asia. there aren't that many shares is daily event admittedly, but they're focusing on sumatra, lynch. the malaysia may be thailand is now dry getting encumbered a less so suddenly it now which should be dry and still isn't. this is also unusual . the rain is now going off shore has been sitting over china now. finally, we're getting winter coming back. the real cold as sitting right up here has flooded through this is the forecast is sunday of course, september the drop down to where they should be. in fact they below where they should be in shanghai. that would be a big shock for you. and after reach all,

we're down towards hong kong, bringing winter back is been missing for a while throughout the poor air quality still there in north. mindy persistent 14 places, particularly in new delhi, though it's not especially cold. you would expect that. so that happens on both saturday owns and on sunday, in the middle east, it's a story, a far more cloud than we used to with some rain. ah, african narrative from african perspective to be from one, a good flight. a new series of short documentary spite african filmmakers from kenya, nigeria and rwanda. mob like toys, our long haul truck for more conservation from joy in the traffic. and feeling the gay africa direct on. i was just there,

lou. i come back here watching out this time. so recap, i headlines now. russia says it's captured these in town though, so they dont ukraine denies rush controls, the strategic town though and says hi things ongoing crime says battles in the area of don, yet screed june of in some of the heaviest of the war leading climate activists dresser tom bug has joined other activists in the german verge of louis to protest the expansion of a coal mine. thousands of people are expected to join them on the fact that research has claim x. a mobile, i currently predicted climate change decades ago. but contradicted that findings

are pools in the journal science says exit mobile projects, the temperature rise of no point 2 degrees celsius each decade. japanese prime minister for me because she is in washington for his 1st visit since taking office in 2021. bring you in life pictures coming in there from washington, d. c. because she and president joe biden are expected to discuss north korea and the war in ukraine. china also a tough issue. we can see that the live pictures view as present, standing alongside because she, the unofficial joins us live from washington d. c. so a lot of common concerns about china and north korea playing out in this alan it, they will certainly dominate the conversation between the 2 leaders. we know that cuz she has been on a, a tour of his western allies over the last week has been with the friends share

with the italians with the british and m with that the canadians, just yesterday, at this meeting with joe biden, he hopes will help a strengthen the new approach that japan is considering over his national security . and it says the strategy that it's employing there is one analyst said it for years. japan has had the shield. now they will have this spear at the certainly want to expand the spending on at defense to about 2 percent of g d p which will make them one of the biggest defense vendors in the world. but there are other issues, obviously, that the 2 leaders will want to talk about not just the threat of china and the so china seas in the, in the pacific area. and the threat of north korea. and it's, it's testing of missiles and it's continued nuclear program. but the things they want to discuss as well, like climate, like energy supplies, like the war in ukraine, i with a and rushes, envision there, which were, were needing the, the one year mark. of course, you remember,

and they also want to talk about space now just a couple of days ago, both the united states and japan signed an agreement. and that would mean a mutual defense operation and the see that that will extend to speech. should anyone be filing missiles from there that obviously i, they're concerned that there could be a clear threat from china in that area as well. so a lot of ground to cover and these kinds of meetings also we understand alan will have some impact on domestic issues, which the japanese prime minister might have his eye on. right. the at the he's been prime minister for what just about a year and he's having real problems at home a, his popularity is plummeting. but if there's one area where he feels comfortable, it's in diplomacy and that's because he's a former foreign minister. he's known and most of the capitals around the world. so coming to washington will help. it will also sure that the united states is standing beside him as they consider this new national strategic change at to the

security and defense. and the problem is that a domestically the prime minister has lost a lot for ministers in the last few months. so that's it. his popularity, but to pay for these changes to national security, he also wants to increase taxes at a time when inflation is increasing in japan, when wages are a bit stagnant, when there is a problem with the economy, many people are deeply concerned about this. so this is to a degree of public relations exercise as well. so we can go back and say, look, everyone thinks that this is a really good idea. we should all get on board with this and will help them try and sell this idea as to the japanese people. and i just say one incredible thing that's happened there almost on time and for the white house recently that has been a surprise. so just within 4 minutes of the scheduled arrival of the japanese prime minister, he is here and you will go into a meeting in the oval office. there will then have a working lunch in about 30 minutes time before joe biden heads off to delaware for

the weekend news conference afterwards. that's a bit of a surprise, but then joe biden would also be keen to detract from domestic issues as well. with many people asking him about his handling of by, of classified documents. all right, we'll leave it there. thanks so much. i'm fisher. now, the latest economic data from china is something phase of a 3rd, the slow down in the global economy. despite the recall, daniel trade surplus last year, chinese exports in december fell to the lowest since the beginning of the pandemic . in february 2020 demand has been hit as china's largest trading partners. the us and europe risk slipping into recession. 2023 growth forecasts for the world's 2nd largest economy have been caught from roughly 8 percent, to around 5 percent off to rapidly spreading outbreaks, following beijing's decision to ditch 0 covey policy last month. richard kimble has more from hong kong. what are you holding out hope for

a recovery these days? fruit cell, mrs. gwen has few customers, but she's keeping her shop in beijing open and hoping the upcoming loot new year will bring some good fortune to us. taiyah lira, businesses lie restaurants are doing much better nowadays. there are more customers seized kaufman east cove igniting policies. but i am selling fruit and nuts and serves us. do not good. these things are not daily necessities. and since people don't have their money, they are more careful with spending a widespread coated 19 outbreak in china in recent weeks has crippled consumer spending. millions of people have caught the virus or stayed at home in the hope of avoiding it. the government says everything is under control, but there is science is rapid dismantling of pandemic policies. last month is undermining the economic, rebound exports fell in december and factory production shrink the most since long

term locked downs. 8 months earlier. in some places, frustration is boiling over the factory and central china. police confronted workers who are protesting against layoffs and low wages. i must say that china is cove in 1. 900 challenges have global implications. as some of the world's biggest companies, from automakers to smartphone makers that they think disruptions to their chinese production lines. apple is reported to be accelerating plans to shift some of its operations to india and vietnam supply chain analysts say that set to become a growing trend is sought out by you can predict it's not going to be predictable. that's the, that's a problem for those everyone. and if you just tried to draw a contrast between china area and let's say, even in many countries, in se, asia, the policies are much more predictable. they are not ticket, they have not been taking such an extreme measure to,

to control goal. and effect is actually basically more in ny, all the western companies. economists are full costing a longer term turnaround. many predict that after coven 19 infections of peaked china could still achieve annual growth of almost 5 percent. but for businesses that rely on chinese spending and manufacturing a long term recovery may be too long to wait. richard kimber, al jazeera in hong kong voters in the czech republic, i'm going to the polls. as 8 candidates compete to become president, the winner will replace middle of them on who won't be able to run again, having served to 5 year terms already. if no candidate gains more than half of the votes, the 2nd round we held the end of january. take a look at the 3 front runners, then retired army general. petra pavel is a former paratrooper who went on to become chief of the check general staff. united

became chair of nato's military committee before retiring in 2018. then there's populace, billionaire and republish. he served as prime minister from 2017 until 2021. we'll just days ago, he was acquitted of fraud charges that questioned his use of you funds. and finally, the news narrowed of i is an economist and university professor. she has a strong focus on social issues, is likely to get more support from younger voters. david on tracker is a political analyst and former head of transparency internationals, check republic office. he says the elections are very symbolic to checks, i think. yeah, that's the our, our president system is actually, or a french style. so we usually have to round, and it's very unlikely that one of the going to day would make 50 percent in the 1st round. yes, brief rundown who are both actually indicated they will. they are the ones who have

a chance it. and in my view, the game is the order, the selection is important, not only practically, but also symbolically because it actually and then you are a former resident. and his last days in office were kind of shame, like he was out of shape out of the shape healthy, but also a very inconsistent in the policy. so i believe a lot of people actually expect someone new in the position is the head of state who can represent come to well thousands of suppose those of the prominent sharp politician marked others saw that have gathered in baghdad for friday. pres, it's their 1st show for since wide spread demonstrations last year, calling for political reform mood after why have has the latest from baghdad. oh, thousands of supporters of that she actually that looked at us other have come to perform a friday mass congregation. prayers in outside of the city and the iraqi capital

about that. meanwhile, other supporters are performing the same players in other provinces, across iraq as well. they say that this is a religious occasion because visit the anniversary of that birth over talk to missouri, the daughter of prophet muhammad peace be up upon him. and also it's danny bird. city of the fittest at mass congregation, friday prayers called the poor by the late hum of the so that the father of not let us other, but at the same time, it could also mean political message is because most of the southern himself has been using, utilizing such religious occasions to deliver at message is to say that he supports out of are still strong and we can make a come back at any time, especially it comes at a very special time only the month after his arrival, prime minister, how much he asked who then he took up is when it comes to also m at an economic price, especially with the iraqi dinar.